Sexual harassment accusations against Charlie Rose and Glenn Thrush feed the ‘fake news’ narrative
Vox reported that Thrush, a White House correspondent for the New York Times, masks a penchant for unwanted advances under the facade of a mentor.
.. The notion that these men successfully misled many colleagues and the public about their true natures feeds the “fake news” narrative pushed by President Trump, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and others.
.. If they were fake in the way they presented themselves, the reasoning goes, maybe they were fake in their reporting, too. Maybe lots of reporting is fake.
.. It is a logical leap to say that sexual harassment equals fake news, but the reality is that the alleged actions of Thrush, Rose and others open the media to questions about further deceptions.